Laws, Regulations & Policy

Only 56.11 percent of the Greeks (3,730,456 out of 6,190,946 registered voters) went to the polls on Sunday, electing for a second time in under nine months 41-year-old Alexis Tsipras’ …

Greeks may have been proud that Hollywood’s latest Bourne film starring Matt Damon would feature Athens… but only temporarily.

CLIA Europe and ECTAA have called on the EU to bring more flexibility to the EU Visa Code in order to facilitate the entry of legitimate tourists and travellers from …

Greek carrier AEGEAN has called for urgent measures so the airline companies operating in Greece can continue to grow and support tourism and the country’s economy.

The ongoing influx of refugees and migrants to many of the Greek islands this summer is not only raising awareness to the predicament of hundreds of people fleeing conflict but …

The three keys areas of focus of the NSRF 2014-2020 program are startups, the upgrade of tourism infrastructure and facilities, and boosting employment opportunities for higher education graduates.

Greece’s interim Alternate Tourism Minister Alkistis Protopsalti took over her new post from Elena Kountoura during the Tourism Ministry handover ceremony held on Friday evening in Athens.

A non-political caretaker government announced earlier Friday will be sworn in at 1pm in order to lead Greece to snap selections, which have been set for September 20, after Alexis …

In efforts to normalize the banking and business climate in Greece, the Banking Committee has eased capital controls imposed on June 28.

Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism Minister Giorgos Stathakis reassured reporters on Wednesday, that capital controls will soon be lifted, liquidity is improving and the privatization of 14 airports will most …

Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is expected on Friday, to officially announce elections to be held next month as parties failed to form a coalition government.

Alexis Tsipras on late Thursday confirmed in a televised address that he is resigning as Greek Prime Minister, clearing the way for early elections.

The European Stability Mechanism’s (ESM) board of governors approved Greece’s 86 billion euro bailout program on Wednesday.

Professionals in the Greek accommodation sector have expressed concern over the decision to open up the tourist rental market to include homes and villas and do away with a 30-day …

Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to lend Greece up to 86 billion euros through a third bailout to keep the country in the single currency.

A third bailout for Greece, valued at 86 billion euros, seems to be in the works, the Greek government said on Tuesday, but European officials are still not clarifying whether …

As if the current economic crisis, the capital controls and the negative media portrayal of the country weren’t enough, Greek border islands, among them Kos, are having to also deal …

A tax fraud inquiry was recently ordered by the Greek government at the souvenir shop at the Archeological Site of Knossos on Crete.

A new visa regime comes on top of an “unfriendly” exchange rate to push all the more Russian tourists away from Greece.

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that Greek depositors and pensioners will be allowed to withdraw the maximum weekly amount of 420 euros per client per bank, from bank tellers …